moorland

[moor-luhnd, -land]

moor·land

[moor-luhnd, -land]
noun Chiefly British.
an area of moors, especially country abounding in heather.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English more lond, Old English mōrlond. See moor1, -land
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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moorland (ˈmʊələnd, ˈmɔː-)
 
n
(Brit) an area of moor

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moorland

tract of open country that may be either dry with heather and associated vegetation or wet with an acid peat vegetation. If wet, a moor is generally synonymous with bog (q.v.).

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